54 Saint Michael’s Student-Athletes Inducted into Honor Societies During 2022-23 School Year

COLCHESTER, Vt. – Fifty-four Saint Michael’s College student-athletes were inducted into 12 different academic honor societies during the 2022-23 school year, including nine into Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and largest academic honor society. Founded in 1776, it promotes excellence in the liberal arts and sciences.

Nineteen of the Purple Knights’ 21 programs had at least one inductee during the 2022-23 school year, with women’s cross country (7) and Nordic skiing (6) – both coached by Molly Peters – leading the way. Alpine skiing (5), women’s soccer (5), women’s lacrosse (4), women’s tennis (4), field hockey (3), softball (3), men’s swimming & diving (3), women’s swimming & diving (3), and women’s volleyball (3) also all had at least three.

This spring, Saint Michael’s inducted a record 27 student-athletes as its 11th class into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society, increasing its membership to 199.

Three Honor Societies

• Men’s cross country rising senior Swapnil Jhajharia (Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, India/Woodstock School): Chi Alpha Sigma (National College Athlete Honor Society), Mu Sigma Rho (statistics), Psi Chi (psychology)
• Alpine skiing/women’s tennis rising senior Gigi Kelsey (Vail, Colo./Vail Mountain School): Chi Alpha Sigma (National College Athlete Honor Society), Phi Beta Kappa (liberal arts and sciences), Psi Chi (psychology)
• Women’s lacrosse May graduate Emilie Webster (New London, N.H./Kearsarge Regional): Delta Epsilon Sigma (National Catholic Honor Society), Phi Beta Kappa (liberal arts and sciences), Sigma Xi (scientific research)

Two Honor Societies

• Women’s cross country rising senior Hallie Benton (Limerick, Maine/Massabesic): Chi Alpha Sigma (National College Athlete Honor Society), Phi Beta Kappa (liberal arts and sciences)
• Women’s cross country/Nordic skiing rising senior Katie Culliton (Glens Falls, N.Y./Glens Falls): Chi Alpha Sigma (National College Athlete Honor Society), Kappa Delta Pi (education)
• Women’s cross country rising senior Ella DiBernardo (Durham, Conn./Coginchaug Regional): Chi Alpha Sigma (National College Athlete Honor Society), Kappa Delta Pi (education)
• Women’s cross country/Nordic skiing May graduate Grace Erholtz (Baxter, Minn./Brainerd): Delta Epsilon Sigma (National Catholic Honor Society), Phi Beta Kappa (liberal arts and sciences)
• Women’s soccer May graduate Katie Escobedo (New Rochelle, N.Y./Maria Regina): Delta Epsilon Sigma (National Catholic Honor Society), Phi Beta…